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Arab Republic of Egypt | Capital
Cairo | Total Area
386,662.01 sq mi
1,001,450.00 sq km
(slightly more than three times the size of New Mexico) | Population
68,359,979 (July 2000 est.) | Estimated Population in 2050
113,002,084 | Languages
Arabic (official), English and French widely understood by educated classes | Literacy
51.4% total, 63.6% male, 38.8% female (1995 est.) | Religions
Muslim (mostly Sunni) 94%, Coptic Christian and other 6% | Life Expectancy
61.29 male, 65.47 female (2000 est.) | Government Type
republic | Currency
1 Egyptian pound = 100 piasters | GDP (per capita)
$3,000 (1999 est.) | Labor Force (by occupation)
agriculture 40%, services 38%, industry 22% (1990 est.) | Industry
textiles, food processing, tourism, chemicals, petroleum, construction, cement, metals | Agriculture
cotton, rice, corn, wheat, beans, fruits, vegetables; cattle, water buffalo, sheep, goats; fish | Arable Land
2% | Exports
crude oil and petroleum products, cotton, textiles, metal products, chemicals | Imports
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, wood products, fuels | Natural Resources
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc | Current Environmental Issues
agricultural land being lost to urbanization and windblown sands; increasing soil salination below Aswan High Dam; desertification; oil pollution threatening coral reefs, beaches, and marine habitats; other water pollution from agricultural pesticides, raw sewage, and industrial effluents; very limited natural fresh water resources away from the Nile which is the only perennial water source; rapid growth in population overstraining natural resources | Telephones (main lines in use)
3.168 million (1996) | Telephones (mobile cellular)
380,000 (1999) | Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
31 (1999) | | (U.S. Government sources) | | |
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